Kinetic illustration with heavily shadowed combatants contrasted against a bright color make this Mexican lobby card for Patrulla Koreana a romanticized art piece for the ugly actions of war. (See an alternate version, Los Tigres De Korea.)
Here's a luridly illustrated Mexican lobby card for Urubu (aka Urubu, The Vulture People). Menacing, almost silhouetted people, a bosomy white girl in dire danger (and let's not forget the skimpy, inappropriate clothing, for jungle hiking), make this a memorable lobby. The movie is probably a boring jungle documentary so they had to spice it up somehow.
Here's the Mexican lobby card for Three Hours to Kill, with Dana Andrews and Donna Reed. Nice, action-packed layout, comfortably balanced across the corners with an eye-catching color arrangement. Within a second or two, you know who the leads are (note the two-pistol packing cowboy at top left, in the background, and Donna Reed and Dana Andrews in the foreground), and the potential trouble stirring things up (left and right at bottom, and the inset scene). A sophisticated, well thought through card.
Here's the Mexican lobby card for Roy Rogers' Twilight in the Sierras (1950).
I found this Mexican lobby card for Santo Contra Los Secuestradores (1973) primitive in its layout, but still effective. Hints of action, villains, and women with and without guns. Looks like fun to me.
A fantastic Mexican lobby card for White Pongo (1945). Could this be the missing link between man and ape?! Nah. Just a man in a gorilla suit. But I'll keep searching for you. Ray "Crash" Corrigan plays the ape. Naturally. Aguirre Tinoco drew the ape in his distinctive artistic style.
How can you not love this goofy Mexican lobby card for Conquistador De La Luna (1960). Here's a variation of it that's not as colorful.
Here’s an action-packed Mexican lobby card for Texas (1941).
The sequel to Gigantes Planetarios, this is the Azteca-style lobby card for The Planet of Female Invaders (1966). The radar sticks on their heads (from the first movie) are replaced by a–well, I'll let you decide that. Love the large buttons though and trim. Very chichi.
What does it for me is the look on the female astronaut's face. And notice, she's driving. Make of it what you will, this Mexican lobby card for Planetary Giants is quite fetching. Not sure what's up with the radar sticks on the tops of those sinister evil alien heads, though.
This Mexican lobby card for El Pantano Siniestro (Shark River, 1953) is a treat. The action-packed illustration frames a dynamic inset scene from the movie, and the use of green and black inks on the off-white (although there is some tanning from age) heightens the visual appeal.